Glove rack or holder.



GLOVE RACK 0R HOLDER. APPLIeA IoN P-ILED'M-AB. 21, 1910.

Patented Jam, .17, 191 1.

JAMES F. MADDEN AND JACOB L. CROUSE, OF ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA.

GLOVE RACK 0R HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 311, 1'7, 1911.

Application filed March 21, 1910. Serial No. 550,664.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES F. MADDEN and J ACOB L. CRoUsE, citizens of the United States, residing at Alexandria, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Glove Rack or Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in glove racks or holders, the object being to provide a display rack, whereby a great number of pairs of gloves can be supported in such a manner that the purchaser can readily examine the same without removing them from the rack.

A further object of our invention is to provide a display rack with a series of clamps comprising coiled springs between the rings of which are adapted to be placed gloves in such a manner that they will be supported so that the same can be readily inspected.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a novel holder for the coiled clamps, whereby the outer portion of the rings of the coils will be held into contact so that when a number of pairs of gloves are arranged between the rings they will spread apart.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a stand having a plurality of revoluble cylindrical supports mounted thereon, over which are adapted to be arranged the holders carrying the clamps in such a manner that they will be supported rigidly when in position and yet be capable of being readily detached.

IVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification: Figure 1 is a perspective view of our improved glove rack holder. Fig. 2 is a vertical section. Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. A is a plan View, of one of the holders.

In carrying out our improved invention, we employ a stand A comprising a standard A provided with feet A for supporting the same in a vertical position, said standard having a plurality of cylindrical supports B of difierent sizes, revolubly mounted thereon, so that the same can be readily turned, as will be later described.

Arranged on the supports B are a plurality of holders D carrying clamps E for holding gloves or any other similar articles, as clearly shown, so as to display the same in such a manner that the purchaser can read ily inspect the articles. Each holder comprises an arrow-shaped plate having a Se.- ries of oppositely disposed openings formed along its edges, and is bent centrally longitudinally, the stem being bent downwardly as shown at C to form a hook, adapted to be placed over the edge of the support, and the point is bent downwardly and backwardly, so as to form a resilient holder C in which a price card is adapted to be placed, as clearly shown. The clamp E carried by the holder, is formed of a coil of tempered steel wire, woven through the openings of the holder having one of its ends secured in one of the openings of one end and its other end in an opening at the other end of the holder in such a manner that a plurality of spring clamps will be formed by the respecive rings of the coil, the outer portions of the rings being held in contact so that when spread apart by the insertion of a pair of gloves, the gloves will be securely clamped between the same, and it will be seen by this construction when the clamp is filled with gloves, the rings will be parallel with each other, and when empty the outer portions will converge and be in contact.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A holder comprising a plate bent longitudinally having openings to receive a coiled spring, one end of said plate being bent downward to form a supporting hook, and the other end into a resilient card holder.

2. A glove holder comprising an arrow shaped plate provided with openings and bent longitudinally, the stem of said plate being bent downwardly to form a supporting hook, and the point of said plate being bent downwardly and upwardly to form a resilient card holder, and a clamp comprising a coil of wire woven through the openings of said plate.

3. The combination with a stand, of a plurality of cylindrical supports 'reyolubly portions of the respective rings of said coil mounted on said stand a plurality of holders con erglng toward each other.

carried by said supports, said holders com- JAMES F. MADDEN. prising a longitudinally curved plate having JACOB L. CROUSE- oppositely disposed openings, and a clamp lVitnesses: earned by sald plate comprlslng a 0011 of A. B. SUMMERS, W1re Woven through sald openings, the outer GEORGE R. PYLES. 

